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the 'the NN |Should the the sponge, 3 son to believe it will, P¥dence ‘will in all probability hook hp with the Hastern. As a result, the future of Providence depends entirely on the International situation. It was stated that baseball situation will come up for discussion before the Rhode Island legislature at its next session. Th who are in sympathy with the mov ment believe that Sunday sports will be legalized and that baseball will receive a big boost. President O’Neil the Snnday informed the di- rectors today that he had already protected territory in Waterbury, | Holyoke and Pittsfield. Any of these cities can be placed into operation | should the International League de- | cide to continue. With the prospecis good for Sun- day baseball in several of the citi the closiug of the season was extend- ed from September 7 to September 9. This will enable the magnates to get an extra Sunday date. New Haven, Waterbury, Jersey City and PBridge- | port are already favored with Sunday tall According to the sentiment ex- pressed here vesterday, both Portland ang Lawrence will lose league ball. Watarbury, it iz believed, will substi- tute for Portland the club owner feel that the Sunday baseball poss hi would make the cutlook at- tractive. Lawrence will give way to ¥ field, Holyoke, Providence or Cit w¥'s meeting w director with the exception Jamas H. Clarkin of Hartford. He in New York. Those present includ- ed President Dan O’'Neil, Secretar Thomas O'Brien, Messrs. Collins, New Haven; Carey Springfield; Flynn, Lawrence; Press, New London; Smith and McMahon, Worcester; Lane, Bridgeport and Garrity, Portland. MERIDEtifiWAsi EASY New Britain High School Basketball ties by of s attended Quintet Chalk Up 24 to 10 Victory | Over Silver City Team. With Captain Hibbard back in the lineup after an enforced layoff, the New Britain High school experienced little difficulty last evening downing the Meriden High school basket tos- sers at the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium, 24 to 10. During the early moments | of the contest, the visitors put up a stiff argument and lead for a time, but the Gold and Red five after they started played rings around their Silver City opponents. At the close of the first half the score stood 12 to | 7 with the home boys on the long end. The second half proved the | waterloo for the visitors, Taylor, Hib- bard and Reynolds registering goals often. Kopf and Kesseler were sent from the floor by Referee Slater for | indulging in rough playing. Iddie Hechrest was oyt of the lineup on ac- count of a sprained ankle. The sum- | mary: New Britain Kopf, Reynolds Right Meriden Bailey Forward Hibbard e wgel Left Forward Reynolds, Wallen Center Bailey Taylor Harris | Right Guard Kesseler, Left Guard Score, New Britain High den High 10; field goals, Tayvlor Reynolds 4, Hibbard 3, Teagel, Bai 2; foul goals, Taylor 6, Bailey 4; ref- cree, Slater: timer, Prior; scorer, Gros Burns F. Harris 24, Meri- BATTLE ON An ron point DEMPSEY. interesting in will be fought out in the courts in the near future. John Reisler, who claims to hold a contract as manager of Jack Dempsey, the latest sensa- tion in the heavyweight class, hs obtained a court order restraining Dempsey from going through with his proposed bout with Kid Norfolk at Buffalo next month. As profes- slonal boxing no longer is legal it is n question whether Reisler's contract an be enforced. Just who is man- ng Dempsey is another interesting point that may be cleared up. Accord- ing to common report, one of Jess Willard’'s former managers the man behind Dempsey. ring law is authorities. | who had gathered ! bet | down con | was over until one | his corner pos | sible, within the thirty second limit. | guard a1 NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY. 23, 1918 ES MEET BUT TAKE NT ERCOthE_GIAT!i TITLE—YALE NO ACTION ON COMING SEASO N—NEW BRITAIN HIGH SCHOOL TROUNCES MERIDEN AT BAS- TANK MEN DEFEATED—TQL§D0 GETS 19}9 BOW,UN,G,, CQ{‘JGRESS —_ BASEBALL ! NO No Im ALL IN PARDNER- TeLL THE BOYS AT THE 19T MY LAST woRDS WERE HAVE ONE WRTH ME PAL- - MORE EFFOR’ SEE WE_ ARE NEARLY THERE Copyright, 1918, by The Tribune Association (New York Tribure) “THINGS I HAVE HEARD ABOUT THE MIGHTY SULLIVAN"--CORBETT By JAMES J. CORBETT. (Copyright 1918, by King Syndicate, Inc.) (Editor's Note: This is the fourth chapter of a series of articles which Corbett writing on “John I.. As I new Him.” It relates many heretofore unpublished incidents in the life of the great warrior. The next instalment will appear Monday). The historic John L. Sullivan- Paddy Ryan battle was staged Feb- 1uary 7, 1882 in a picturesque spot on the Mississippi shore of the Gulf of Mexico. The original plan to put it on in the vicinity of New Orleans had to be r of interferfn Features e by Louisiana state So the 2,000 Sportsmen in the “Crescent City” were put on board a special train which made a run of several hours before it reached its rural des- tination—Mississippi, or Scott’s Land- ng, as it then was called. Just as the fight was about to start wrangle came about over the ref- eree question. Sullivan insisted upon one man; Ryan upon another. The argument was finally settled by per- mitting both Alexander Brewster and Jack Hardy to officiate. It was one of the rare instances in ring history | where two men were permitted to officiate in a single battie. Although Ryan was champion, Sul- livan was a slight favorite in the ng. This was due to the fact that he was in superb condition and his record was such that the gam- bling fraternity felt that he had more n an even chance to triumph. vertheless, Ryan had many porters in the crowd, and thous of dollars were wagered at the ring- side. The battle was fought in a sixteen- foot ring with London prize ring rules zoverning. This permitted wrestling s well ituted a round. No round or another of the fighters had been floored. After being sent down, the seconds of the fallen man were permitted to drag him to and revive him, if pos- Ryan Tushed Sullivan with the call of time for the first round and shot a left to John L.s face. Instead of attempting to block the punch, the Bostonian sent his left into Ryan and then swung his right for the head. But the blow | missed its target by a fraction. Ryan backed away and Sullivan rushed him. Another rush by Sullivan ended that round, for John L. sent a hard right hander to Ryan's neck, flooring the champion. The round had lasted les than one minute. After a minute of fighting in the second round John L. landed his famous right on Ryan's jaw. To the surprise of the crowd, the only effect it had upon Paddy was to anger him. He rushed at Sullivan like a wild man, but John L. met him in the center of the ring. Scorning to wrestle the pair stood there, toe to tae, slug- ging with terrible power. Finally came a clinch. The men ugging around, jost their balance and fell to the ground That ended the round. happened to be on top When they landed so he was accorded the honors in that round. Ryan rushed from his corner in the third and swung a left for the head. But John beat him to it. A fraction of a second earlier he had started a ndoned because of fear | | s hitting, and every knock- | Sullivan { | —punch, mighty | right for never landed. Ryan's jaw. John Paddy's blow LG GGG struck its target and Paddy dropp-d as though struck by an axe handle. And the round—which had lasted only 20 seconds—was over. Tt was the shartest of the whole contest, vet the most important. That one punch which John L. had landed paved the way of his triumph a few rounds later. . s Ryan w and it w s evident to every ringside spectator that he had been badly hurt ! by that third. the crashing right hander in the Paddy fought almost wholly on defensive in the fourth and round followed another seemed to be growing weaker. as John L. depending almost alone upon his! terrific Tight hand punch, was wear-! ing down Ryan to a point of exhaus- tion. Time and again the Bostonian might have clinched and then thrown his opponent to the ground with stunning force. But always, when John L. had the chance he used his fists and not his arms. Ryan was game and that, together with his splendid condition, enabled him to stave off early defeat. He fought as best he could—bu his best was not enough to stop the furiously aggressive Sullivan. The “Boston Highland Strong Boy” rarely gave Ryan a chance to clinch. He farced open fighting and with merciless pre- cision sent his right hander to the bloody and battered head of his foe. Ryan’s face took on a ghastly appear- ance. A few left stabs by Sullivan, lowed by a right hander to the jaw of the staggering Ryan, ended the cighth round in less than a minute. When Ryan crumpled to the turf it seemed impossible for him to resume. But by n almost super human effort, he answered the call for time in the ninth round, tottering rather than walking to “scratch” the imaginary line drawn across the ring from the unoccupied corners and, which each fighter had to toe at the beginning of a round under London Prize Ring rules. As Ryan staggered to “scratch’ he lunged for Sullivan’s head with an er- ratic left. He missed by six inches. Then, as Sullivan stood by waiting for a “knock-him-dead” opening, Ryan pushed out another feeble—and futile immediately afterward fall- ing into a clinch. Suliivan forced a breakaway and, realizing then that Paddy was about gone, went in to finish him. After he pushed Rvan clear of the clinch John L. rushed his foe in a fury. The championship was within his grasp. He meant to seize it. He sent a fusillade of blows to Ryan's head and body. Bach seemed to be the last. But Ryan, with dogged courage, kept his feet through more than a minute of fighting. Then, weary to a point of utter exhaustion, he dropped his guard and John L. sent a right hander to the unprotected jaw. Ryan dropped—and John L. Sullivan was crowed as king of pugilism. And then began the golden days and the glorious day in the spectaculas life of “the champion of champions. (To Be Continued Monday.) i e BENNY VALGAR VIOTOR. Boston, Feb. 23.—Benny Valgar of New York defeated Tommy Shea of New Haven fn a fast twelve round Lout here yesterday. Valgar forced the fighting. fol- s weary as the fourth began | Paddy | BOWLING RESULTS Chuck Company Team Takes Measure of Stanley Works on the \ctna Alleys. The Skinne ers took th the Stanley Chuc bowl- games from quintet in the IPactory league at the Aet alleys last evening. The second game re- sulted in a tie d on the roll-off the Chuckmakers were victorious. Other games of the night wera hetween tean: in the Universal league. The scores k company ight Works Skinners, Lindgren S6 Hartman Trevethan Haugh Kahms 88 105 ...100 86 9y 473 469 Stanley Works. Shepard 95 Molyneaux Humphrey Wolff Bertini 99 99 Anderson Scheidler Gronbach Knapp Stevens 404-—1308 Craig Hubbard Hoyle Hubert Haray 79 84 81— 15 A, A E. AL Miller Erickson. Holleran Gunning. Gunning. ... | blinding Vacunms. 90 81 91 Clark .. Craig Traver Robinson Gaudette 81 87 413 s4 419 Silvadians Modeen Porter Hartney Alpress Butcher Billy Marsh Judd Goodison Guite 391--1205 391 SHANKEY FORDHAM CAPTAIN. New York, Feb. 23.—Fordham’s| new baseball captain for this season | will be Tom A. Shankey, of H.{\u.r- straw. He has played three years in the Maroon outfield. | | Wakely, PURSE BOOSTED T0 $10,000 Connecticut Fair Directors Vote Increase Purse Stake—Total Purses of $35,000. Hurtford Oak Stake ture event Hartford, 000, This meeting of sociation when all, $35,000 this year “eb. for 2:12 23.—The trotters, Charter the fea- in has been raised to $10 taken at Connecticut Fair retion the as it ould be given cver voted for races for Grand Circuit me ably be the larg 1son the In the opinion of the directors, this the longest entry ture event in the history the it is trotter class will be entered for what is expected to be the most ractive race ever run over the mile will ist in the of stake, and event will be for expected practic cligible in the step result fe in the inasmuch as 2:12 trotters, lly every track at Charter Oak park. The amount of the purse, last year, was $2,500 and it was previous to the meeting sum would be increased to $5,000 However when President John A. Pilgard brought forth the motion ta increase the stake to $i0,000 the di- rectors unanimously agreed that this action would bring the stake back to its former standing among the fea- turc events of the Grand Circuit meeting. The free-for-all trot for a purse of 00 for late closers is expected to another feature of the races this Nine other late-closing events purses of $1,000 will be included the card. be year or on HURRAH FOR BASEBALL Naval Forces Defeat Army Officers in Blinding Full Nine Innings Played. Newport, R. L, Feb. 23.—In a snowstorm and with the temperature near the zero point, offi- cers from the First Naval District defeated officers from Kort Adams in a full nine-inning baseball game by a score of 12 to 5 here yesterday. “The outfielders were blotted from view of the home plate by the snow, the infielders served as observa- posts for the outer defense and onally directed a successful put- but tion Services for Former Manager of John L. to Be Held Tomorrow Afternoon. York, Feb. —The body of Madden, the sportsman and one time manager of John L. Sullivan, who died yesterday at the White Plains hospital, was taken from Mul- New | doon's farm, White Plains, to Camp- bell's funeral church, Broadway and y-sixth street, last night. There will be a wgathering of pugilists and | sporting men at the funeral church on Sunday afternoon at 0 o’clock. Addresses will be made by Jimmy Sam Austin and James J. Corbett. Private services will be conducted for the family at the funeral church on Monday morning. Interment will be in Calvary cemetery. to | For Charter Oak of the Grand Circuit races | floor, was decided that, in in purses This is the largest amount expected that that Snowstorm at Newport— | Established 1886 | | GlobeClothingHouse 2nd Annual Sale of Hart, Schaffner & Marx Clothin AT SALE PRICES Means a Great Saving on Next Year's Figures. Sale Closes Saturday, March 2nd. A brand new collection of Children’s. '@ Washable Suits. ~ BIG GAME IS OFF Physical Director Slater's Terms to Manager Lynch of Ramblers, to Meet Latter's Demands. | | | i | { I | l All hopes for a basketball contest Detween the Y. M. C. A. state cham- pions and the Ramblers of Hartford, challengers for the title, were prac- tically crushed last evening following |« telephone conversation between | Physical Director Slater of the locals | | and Manager Raymond Lynch of the Capitol city team. The Hartford man called Slater on the 'phone and want- ed to arrange a game on a neutral naming Middletown or Man- | chester as places where a game might | be played. Mr. Slater had, however, {tried to secure these places without | avail, so Mr. Lynch immediately sug- | gested the Comstock hall in | Hartford, where it necessary is to local | think only once if you expect to turn ting and will prob- | st,of the big line this | meet with around. This proposition Mr. Slater’s approval It was pointed out by Mr. Slater, that the Ramblers’ management early in the season made arrangements to play in this city, and February 19 had been set aside for the game, but the capitol city team failed to make any plans to come here and it was necessary at the last moment to se- cure the Winchester Arms team New Haven. Manager Lynch, despite the fact that the locals have disband- ed for the season, insisted on talking about a series, and would not as challengers for a title usually do, to accede to the demands of the champions to name the location of a title battle. Manager Lynch again assailed | sportsmanship of Mr. Slater, but this | time it was over the telephone route, Now any fair-minded person who knows Warren Slater, will scoff at any attempt made to question his sportsmanship or his fairness. Visit- ing teams and other ma have been loud in their praise ner in which they were during the past season. SMOKY CITY SEVEN WIN. Boston, Feb. 23.—The Pittsburg Hockey club continued to open up its lead in the Amateur Leasue series last night by beating the Boston Arena 2 to 0. It was the Pittsburgh- fifth league victory and the first from home. Although ving here only just before the game, the Pittsburghers outplayed the Arena seven, |WEEGHMAN ON WAR PATH Cubs did not agree gers the ted of tre m here Owner JIssues Ultimatum to “1 Won’t Be He Says, Chicago, Feb. “harles H Weeghman, president of the Chicago " Cubs, last night served notice { players regarded as ‘“hold-outs unless they come to terms bef departure of the club for the training camp, early next mon they would be obliged to scck employment. “I shall not be bothered with hold outs this season,” Weeghman suid “We did not make any big cuts in salaries, despite the war. The eclub cannot afford to pay enormous sal- aries, and the players should be made to understand the situation confront- ing tne owners.” Bothered,™ One of Weeghman's hold-outs Grover Cleveland Alexander, want a $10,000 bonus. Another is wha is It Players Regarded as “Hold Outs"— | Sl | | * PENN GRABS TITLE Quaker tereollogia Cornell 27 Philadelphia, City Practically Olinch ! In- te Title By Defeating to 12 Last Night. Feb. 23.—Headed by the ever elusive and clever Lew Mar - tin the Penn basketball players toyeil with Cornell last night in Weighima: hall and scored a 27 to 12 th te The ereby reollegiate trophy virtually victory, clinching league the in championship. emblemutic of the 1918 title 1s not under lock and key in th Penn champlonship chest, but th only thing nceded to place the cup i the possession 1s team m again er tops to beat in the cot at Ha Penn has edit, the Dartmouth, tonight without lads from Cornell, of the Red and WBlg weakes The teams wil In Welghtman March six league victories to it! a defeat, the circuit, hall and nover on and now n%ares| rivals for the title, by two full games Martin His floor work and pas: wi I'or the fi was idering to rst time this at his b season Le last nigh ng was so be the Tthacan invader that they were made to look like no vices i Th Cor the e linoup: rnell (12) Stewart Tripp the | K Ke Mi Swi Co: i cu stitutes na len La New wa L end Field go: ceney 3, 1 rnell: Allen 1 tiof 12 Pen Mitche Mi rd for lumbia alle. T \thleti Watcr Teams. York team the six ted the the Steward 1 Sweeney, 7 Poloists wimmers triumphed century eves of the spectators Foiward Conter Guar Martiy Guard Penn . Peck Tripp Stannard 1 Martin 2 1, Kendal Stewart out of 12. Sub nat for Stan, Peck; Cornell: All Referce-—Thorg Umpire-—F % D me of halve ) minutes »avis Foul Goals n: Rom: 1 for nesian rpe, | YALE SWIMMERS LOSE ¢ Club Tank >Men an Down Bim Cif Feb. 'he 'Ne al defeatd Ciubs ing ams last ni from Yale universit t Wat to won by 5 while the thirty fiy swimming events took but one. wheih coll op in eve; Richard Mayer of Yale beat Lemmi: Jel liffe, the Polo prep schoolboy a small margin. Mayer also scored for ishing second Th who also captured the Hincks Benjamin in “Big Jim” Vaughn, star southpaw theso two pitchers do not come to terms the pennant chances of the Cubs will resemble Trotzky's hope of winning the Russian World's Series, dis thi 1 onl is event w of ¥ toc the fancy tance R. rd. In substitute tally the Yale b in was the won fifty 220 vard evel ‘ale, finishing secon )k second for Ya dive. In the plunge f Yale finighe polo event Halldwel for Yale place Loeb accounted